Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-15
HISTORY OF THEWEElKEl..

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"A telegram Of the 9th, from n ogales.
Arizona, states that the Indian outbreak in
the territory is assuming serious proper
tions, There are many more than 40 bucks
on the war path, as at first reported.
Troops under Capt. Mutt are on the trail Of
the hostiles, who killed Michael Grace, who
Of ex-Mayor Grace Of New York. The In
dians are making for the Sierra Madre
mountains.
Two hundred and eight cases Of
small pox were reported at Santiago de
Cuba, on the 9th, and fully 100 more are
being treated by charaltans. The deaths
We're numbered 40, not one of the victims
having been vaccinated. The disease has
spraed to all Cuban ports. The masses are
ignorant blacks superstitious, and inclined
to prayers rather than vaccination.
June 8, at Findley, Ohio, occurred
the first celebration Of the discovery Of
natural gas in the west. Knights of Py-
thias, Militia etc., took part in the demon
attended the Washington drill. Corner
stones Of public buildings were laid, and
prize drills engaged in. Senator Sherman
and Gov. Foraker made speeches.
June 8, lightning struck the drum
house at the Quincy mine, Hancock, Mich,
which quickly burned together with the
adjoining building and much valuable ma
chinery, Loss, $4,000; insurance $4,000.
s. D. North & Sons general store opposite
was badly damaged. Loss, $4,000; fully
insured. v~.=l - 'z e',&~rE :
A San Francisco dispatch of the 10th,
states that the shipment of through freight
overland for May amounted to 100000
pounds-the smallest total in several years.
This is on account of the interstate COM
MERGE law. Considerable freight was
diverted to Canadian lines.
The secretary of the San Francisco
produce exchange has collected reports of
correspondents from all counties of Cali
June l. Considerable damage is reported,
and the total crop will fall considerably
under that Of last year.
A dispatch from London, of the
9th, says German bark Elsa from Whining
ton, N. c., for London, was picked mp in
the channel and lowed to Dungennes,
where she sank. It is supposed she was
damaged by collision. Nothing is known
of her crew.
By a cloud burst during a storm
Sunday afternoon damage to the amount
of ,0M was done at Oberlin, Ohio, the
streets being filed with rivers of water,
cellars and lower stories flooded and one
house foated off,. 300 feet of the Lake Shore
r. R., was washed away.
ARussian inventor named Smoianofff,
living at San Francisco, Cal, makes claims
to have discovered way inswhich nitro
glycerlne can be used with safety in pro-
jectiles. He has been successfully expert
mentlng with a ten-pOund cannon, firing
four inch shells loaded with nitrogly cerine.
A Texas & Pacific express train was
robbed by four masked men eight miles
west of Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday night
They took 81 1850 from the express car and
three registered letters from the mail car.
The passengers were not molested.
President Cleveland and party left
the Adirondacks Thursday the 9th, arriv-
ing at Albany Friday morning, taking
breakfast with Gov. Bill at the Executive
mansion, leaving at 10:45 for Washington,
which was reached the same evening.
John 81. Fields, a farmer living near
Helena, KY, shot his wife and sons about 2
q. m. Sunday and then cut his throat. AT
last account all were still living. jealousy
and financial embarrassment are named as
causes for the crime.
The New Hampshire legislature on
the 9th, elected Hon. W. E. Chandler to the
United States Senate to complete the term
of Senator Pike deceased.